The City of West Hollywood presents a Lesbian Speakers Series event: Theme and Character in Lesbian Fiction, a free panel discussion focusing on the themes and characters that captured the panelists’ imagination and more. Ever since The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall was published in 1928, lesbian fiction has held a special place in women’s lives. Today it is a varied niche spanning across all genres.

This Lesbian Speakers Series discussion will take place on Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 11 a.m. at the City’s Council Chambers/Public Meeting Room located at 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard. Parking will be available at the adjacent five-story West Hollywood Park structure with validation at the event, limited to availability.

The Theme and Character in Lesbian Fiction panel features local lesbian authors with novels. The panelists: Nancy Beverly, author of Shelby’s Vacation, is a writer, producer, and performer; Dorothy Randall Gray, author of an unpublished novel, Tamarinda, is a bestselling author, award-winning artist and poet; Celia Laskey is the author of So Happy for You and Cover Story (available March 25, 2025) and was a finalist for the 2020 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize; and Terry Wolverton, author of Seasons of Eclipse, has authored twelve books of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The panel will be moderated by Robin Kay Quinn, health and self-help ghostwriter and copywriter, who has been working with authors as an LA-based Book Editor and Coach for more than 30 years.

The City of West Hollywood’s Lesbian Speakers Series began in the fall of 2015 and is an ongoing series of free talks, performances, film screenings, and readings featuring phenomenal lesbians and queer women.

For more information, please contact Dee Saunders in the City of West Hollywood’s Human Services Division, at (323) 848-6833 or at LSS@weho.org. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing, please call TTY (323) 848-6496.

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